’ Beth gave a weak smile and turned her head back to the entertainment. Her eyes widened as she noticed a familiar figure talking to the fifties sty...e dressed compaire. ‘Well, well, well’ She heard Maggie mutter. The compare took to the microphone, ‘Is there a Beth in the house?’ Her voice was crystal clear over the PA system. ‘Oh my god’ Beth felt herself blush. Charlie was making her way back to the ladies, Maggie gave a wave, ‘Beth’s friend is looking for her’ She frantically pointed to. Stanley wasn’t your average man. He was a vampire. He hadn’t always been a vampire but for the last hundred years, he was. Stanley had been following Iris because he knew she was a technician at a blood bank. He needed her credentials to enter the blood bank and to steal blood. Blood is what kept Stanley alive. Even though he was dead.The plan was he’d take her home and make love to her. While she was asleep, he’d borrow her credentials and steal the necessary blood he needed. It. “We’ll take the pizza into the TV room, if that’s OK with you?”“Go ahead, your father expects dinner by 6:30, so I need to get started on it. I’m glad you two are getting along so well. It gives me hope that your father and I have done our job,” she said looking in the cupboards. “Shoo, get out!”I took the pizza - she took the bottles of water. We put it all on the coffee table between the sofa and the TV. After eating a couple of pieces, I stepped away to go to the bathroom and came back. Kami. ...really? Mars?" Yep, Mars. I realized long ago that there wasn't a way that anygovernment on Earth would ever really get us there and do much more thancollect a few samples and come home. I can't say it's been my onlyproject, but once I realized I was positioned to make it happen aboutfive years ago, I've been working to see it gets done," he explained asI started to devour the opening summary. He gave me a moment to let hisproject sink in."So you don't want to just go there..." I stammered.